California Enacts Law to Ease Community College Transfer

Submitted by Doug Lederman on September 30, 2010 - 3:00am

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed legislation[1] that will ensure admission to the California State University System for students who earn a newly established transfer degree from one of the state's community colleges. SB 1440[2] requires each community college district to create an associate degree for transfer and guarantees admission to Cal State for any student who earns one of those degrees. A second measure, AB 2302, directs the University of California to develop a better transfer pathway to its campuses.